Unfortunately, this has led to an increase in the incidence of major bile duct injuries ... sepsis after delayed referral. The remaining 22 patients underwent successful balloon dilation of ...

In the study period (from January 1996 to December 2006), the total number of patients suffering from bile duct injury after cholecystectomy was 101. Fifty six of 101 were treated with endoscopic ...

Bile duct injury (BDI) is a serious complication that can occur during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC ... referrals were made reactively, often after complications had arisen[5].

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(5):762-769. The use of endoscopic therapy to manage post-surgical bile duct leaks is well established in clinical practice. However, in literature, there is no ...